The Ngāti Tūwharetoa tribal territory is in the central North Island, around the Lake Taupō water catchment area. The boundaries are:

North – near Mihi’s bridge south of Reporoa; West – Titiraupenga, the Hauhungaroa Ranges and south-west to Taumarunui; East – the Kaimanawa Ranges; and South – Tongariro National Park.

There are also many families of Ngāti Tūwharetoa living in the Moawhango, Bulls and Tokorangi areas. There is a saying in Ngāti Tūwharetoa: ‘Ko te tomokanga o te iwi ki te tonga, ki Tokorangi’ (the gateway to Tūwharetoa in the south is at Tokorangi). [note: Tokorangi is 8 km east of Marton]

There are several sub-tribes of Ngāti Tūwharetoa which have grouped under two names:

Te Matapuna: these people live in the south of Motutaiko, the island in Lake Taupō, and on the lake’s southern shores. Their name indicates that they are the source of tribal life.

Te Hikuwai: these groups are north of Motutaiko. Their name means ‘the reservoir’, as they live where the waters of the lake join the Waikato River.

This rohe extends into the regions or districts of these local authorities:

Regional Council

Waikato Regional Council

Horizons Regional Council (Manawatu-Wanganui)

Territorial Authority

South Waikato District Council

Taupō District Council

Ruapehu District Council

Hapū and Marae

Contact information for hapū and marae may be provided by the Representative Organisation at their discretion.

Hapū

Marae

Wharenui

Location

Ngāti Hā

Mōkai

Pakake Taiari

Tirohanga Road, Mōkai

Waihāhā

Haukapuanui

Waihāhā

Ngāti Hikairo

Otūkou

Okahukura

Otukou Road, off SH 47, Rotoaira

Pāpākai

Rākeipoho

1799 Lake Rotoaira Road, SH46, Rotoaira

Te Rena

Hikairo

853 Hohotaka Road, Kākāhi

Ngāti Hine

Korohe

Rereao

Korohe Road, Korohe

Ngāti Hinemihi

Kauriki

Te Ōhākī

2555 Taumarunui - Ngapuke Road, Ngā Puke

Maniaiti

Te Aroha o Ngā Mātua Tūpuna

458 SH 41, Maniaiti

Petania

Hinemihi

Ngapuke Road, Taringamotu

Ngāti Hinerau

Maroanui

SH1, Maroa, Taupō

Waipahīhī

Kurapoto

Hinerau Grove, Waipahīhī

Waitahanui

Pākira

Pakira Place, Waitahanui

Ngāti Hineure

Waipahīhī

Kurapoto

Hinerau Grove, Waipahīhī

Ngāti Hineuru

Te Hāroto

Te Rongopai

4867 SH 35, Te Hāroto

Ngāti Kurauia

Tokaanu

Puhaorangi

SH 41, Tokaanu

Ngāti Manunui

Kākāhi

Taumaihiorongo

Ako Street, Kākāhi

Maniaiti

Te Aroha o Ngā Mātua Tūpuna

458 SH 41, Maniaiti

Pūkawa

Manunui a Ruakapanga

Kaiuru Avenue, Pūkawa

Ngāti Moekino

Mōkai

Pakake Taiari

Tirohanga Road, Mōkai

Ngāti Parekāwa

Mōkai

Pakake Taiari

Tirohanga Road, Mōkai

Poukura

Parekawa

Karangahape Road, Tūrangi

Ngāti Rauhoto

Nukuhau

Rauhoto

14 Morison St, Nukuhau

Ngāti Rongomai

Rongomai

Rongomai

96 Waiotaka Road, Tūrangi

Ngāti Ruingarangi

Te Rangiita

Te Rangiita

Pitiroi Street, Nukuhau

Ngāti Tamakōpiri

Opaea

Tumakaurangi

675 Spooners Hill Road, Taihape

Whitikaupeka

Whitikaupeka

Napier - Taihape Road, Moawhango

Ngāti Tarakaiahi

Mōkai

Pakake Taiari

Tirohanga Road, Mōkai

Waihāhā

Haukapuanui

Waihāhā

Ngāti Te Kohera

Mōkai

Pakake Taiari

Tirohanga Road, Mōkai

Ōngāroto

Whaita

Ōngāroto Road, Ātiamuri

Ngāti Te Maunga

Whanganui

Whanganui Bay, Lake Taupō

Ngāti Te Rangiita

Ōruanui

Te Kapa o te Rangiita

Ōruanui Road, Ōruanui

Waitetoko

Te Kapua Whakapipi

496 SH 1, Waiteteko

Ngāti Te Urunga

Nukuhau

Rauhoto

14 Morison St, Nukuhau

Ngāti Tūrangitukua

Hīrangi

Tūwharetoa i te Aupōuri

Hīrangi Road, Tūrangi

Ngāti Turumakina

Kauriki

Te Ōhākī

2555 Taumarunui - Ngapuke Road, Ngā Puke

Te Mahau

Te Mahau

Prince of Wales Drive, Waihī

Waihī

Tapeka

Prince of Wales Drive, Waihī

Ngāti Tutemohuta

Waitahanui

Pākira

Pakira Place, Waitahanui

Ngāti Tutetawhā

Waitahanui Bridge

Akuhata

Awhi Road, Waitahanui

Ngāti Waewae

Tokorangi

Te Tikanga

Tokorangi

Ngāti Wairangi

Mōkai

Pakake Taiari

Tirohanga Road, Mōkai

Ngāti Wheoro

Waihāhā

Haukapuanui

Waihāhā

Te Kapa o Te Rangiita

Ōruanui

Te Kapa o te Rangiita

Ōruanui Road, Ōruanui

Representative Organisations

5 Representative Organisations found:

Iwi Representative Organisations

4 Iwi Representative Organisations:

Te Kotahitanga o Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Last updated: 15/11/2018

Post-Treaty settlement governance entity [ Deed of Settlement signed with the Crown on 08 July 2017 ].

Governance structure: Six trustees: iwi members elect one nominee in each of four wards, and elect one of at least two professional trustees nominated by Tuwharetoa Maori Trust Board and one of at least two nominated by Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) Settlement Trust.